Schizophrenia Medical Reference

Learn about how different types of hospital stays can help you manage your schizophrenia.

Whether you have schizophrenia or you’re supporting someone who does, starting treatment right away can help. The key is to work closely with the doctor right after diagnosis.

Schizophrenia is a type of psychosis, which means you can't always tell the difference between what is real and what is a thought inside your head. It sometimes runs in families, and experts say part of the reason may lie with your genes.

Learn about the phases of schizophrenia, including their symptomsand treatment.

Learn about waxy flexibility, a condition that makes it hard to move your limbs.

People with Cotard's syndrome believe that parts of their body are missing, or that they are dying, dead, or don’t exist. Learn more.

We’ve all been agitated, but sometimes, a medical condition can cause agitation. Learn more.

Learn which antipsychotics can cause weight gain.

Catatonic schizophrenia: a type of schizophrenia characterized by extreme motor immobility or hyperactivity and peculiar movements or postures.

Explore the range of side effects of lurasidone (Latuda), from mild to severe. Understand how to manage them effectively and know when to seek medical help.

Delusions of grandeur are a type of mental illness that cause you to believe that you have great power, knowledge, or skill, but it’s not real. Here’s what to know about this condition.

Delusions of persecution is a type of serious mental illness called delusional disorder. People who have this form of psychotic disorder hold unshakable false beliefs that others are out to harm, mistreat, or conspire against them or their loved ones. Here’s what to know about this rare condition.

If you have schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, Tourette’s syndrome, or autism, aripiprazole (Abilify) can help you manage your symptoms. But it does have side effects. Here’s what you need to know.

Find out more about catatonia, a group of symptoms that can involve a lack of movement or communication.

Learn the warning signs of schizophrenia that shows up in children younger than age 13, and find out how medicine and psychotherapy can help treat it.

Find out how to treat schizophrenia with a procedure that uses electric pulses to help parts of your brain communicate better. It may be an option if medicine isn't working to reduce symptoms.

Sometimes, people with a serious mental illness can’t admit there’s anything wrong with them. It sounds like stubbornness, but often it’s a serious condition called anosognosia.

While you shouldn't give up your medication and talk therapy, there might be other ways to help manage your symptoms, too.

Schizophrenia has no single cause, but marijuana use -- especially when you’re young -- is linked to earlier onset and worse symptoms. Here’s what you should know about pot and psychosis.

Find out what kinds of symptoms you might have weeks or even years before a full-blown case of schizophrenia begins.

A simple finger prick or cheek swab can't show whether someone has schizophrenia. But there are tests that help figure out how severe symptoms are and point the way to the right treatment. Learn about some common tests like PANSS, SANS, SAPS, and BPRS.

This disorder is a side effect of antipsychotic drugs used to treat brain conditions. It makes it hard for you to stay still. Learn the causes, symptoms, and treatments of akathisia.

If you have a mental health condition like schizophrenia or depression and you’re part of a clinical trial or research study, your doctor may use a rating system like the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale to measure your symptoms and their severity.

If someone you’re close to has schizophrenia, you can take these steps to help them keep taking their medicines.

Learn about auditory hallucinations in schizophrenia, their causes, symptoms, and treatment options for managing schizophrenia symptoms effectively.

Could your schizophrenia medicines interact with other drugs you take? Learn the warning signs, and when to call your doctor.

Caring For Someone With Schizophrenia. The Top Things You Can Do to Help.

If your loved one is having a psychotic episode, who do you call? We’ll tell you.

What medications treat schizophrenia? Find out the side effects, how to help your loved one stick to a plan, and more.

What causes schizophrenia? Learn about the genetics, environmental factors, and other neurological changes in the brain contributing to schizophrenia.

Schizophrenia treatment is centered on managing symptoms of the disease since there is no cure. Learn more about the types of therapy and antipsychotic medications used to treat schizophrenia.

How do doctors know when someone has schizophrenia? It’s usually based on symptoms, and patterns of behavior, but doctors often use tests to diagnose schizophrenia. Learn more at WebMD.

Drugs used to treat schizophrenia and other mental health illnesses can cause a rare but serious reaction. Learn what neuroleptic malignant syndrome is and how it's treated.

Schizophrenia is a serious mental disorder. Find out when symptoms tend to start.

Psychosis is a set of symptoms that affect the mind. Those who have it lose touch with reality. Find out what causes psychotic episodes and what treatments might help.

When you have schizophrenia, what goes on inside your brain? Several things, including loss of brain tissue.

A look at how long-acting schizophrenia drugs that you take as a shot once or twice a month may help you keep up with your meds.

Schizophrenia with paranoia is the most common example of this mental illness. Delusions make someone with it unreasonably suspicious of other people.

WebMD explains different types of hallucinations, possible causes of hallucinating, and various treatments to manage or stop hallucinations.

A look at how to spot the symptoms of schizophrenia in teens and how to tell the difference between ordinary teenage moodiness and signs of more serious illness.

Learn how to separate myths and facts about the causes and symptoms of schizophrenia.

Advice for caregivers and patients on how to avoid a relapse of schizophrenia.

Learn about the types of schizophrenia drugs, the kinds of symptoms they can treat, and side effects.

WebMD explains the connection between suicidal behavior and schizophrenia, including risk factors for suicide among people with schizophrenia and suicide prevention for people with schizophrenia.

WebMD offers links to more information and support for those with schizophrenia and their loved ones.

If you've just been diagnosed with schizophrenia, WebMD offers a list of questions you might want to ask your doctor.

Our understanding and treatment of schizophrenia have come a long way. Learn more about the prognosis for someone with schizophrenia and their chances of recovery at WebMD.

Schizophrenia changes how you think, feel, and act. Its symptoms are grouped as positive, negative, and cognitive. Not everyone will have the same symptoms, and they can come and go.

Doctors used to talk about subtypes of schizophrenia, but times have changed. Find out about the schizophrenia spectrum.

WebMD guides you in finding a good doctor and therapist to help your loved one with schizophrenia.